STAR TREK: THE NEW VOYAGES:
TO SERVE ALL MY DAYS(2006)
Walter Koenig guest stars in this episode about
Pavel Chekov being exposed to radiation and
suddenly aging 25 years!! Walter looks absolutely
great in this and really shows his acting chops!!
And this is written by the great DC Fontana!
Meanwhile, there is a ship attacking the Enterprise
that looks Klingon, but the Klingons swear its not
them!! While this will never be "cannon" it still is a
great show, showing off the best of Walter's acting
abilities!!
A Dr. McCoyism "I'm a doctor, not a watch maker"!!
This is a long episode of TNV at 1 hour plus!
This episode has, in order of appearance: Ensign Chekov,
Captain James T. Kirk, Lt. Uhura, Lt. DeSalle, Lt. Montgomery
Scott, Dr. Leonard McCoy, Commander Spock & Lt. Sulu!
Guest starring here is, of course, the great Walter Koenig
reprising his Lt. Chekov role! Also here is Mary Linda Rapelye
who was in the TOS episode "The Way To Eden"!! A++
From an IMDb.com customer:
I saw this series mentioned in the magazine
Entertainment Weekly and looked for it online.
I was pleasantly surprised to see the episodes
posted on YouTube. I just finished watching this
particular episode and have to say for a "fan"
effort I thought it was far superior to any of
the spin offs. I think Gene Roddenberry would
be very pleased with what's up there on that
screen. What kept going through my mind is
that I was watching something that should have
occurred thirty years ago. I always felt that
the spin offs had been taken over by people
who really were not fans of the original and
that Gene Roddenberry's original vision had
been butchered horribly. "Star Trek: New Voyages"
is what should have happened all those years ago!
As for the actor who played James T. Kirk, it
was some what weak. I see that he executive
produced the series. I wish he had checked in
his ego enough to cast another actor closer to
the appearance and mannerisms of William
Shatner. His abilities are a little bit of a
disappointment but is excused for the amazing
production values and dead-on set and prop
designs. Also the ships are all faithful to the
original series. So, taking all that into the
equation I will forgive this actor for not being
able to resist taking the role of Captain James
T. Kirk for himself!
Live Long and Prosper! - Derek Williams